How do you get your pocket money? How do you spend it? Let’s see the different answers from a Chinese boy, Li Wei and an Australian boy, James.
★ Where do they get their pocket money?
Li Wei
James
* Pocket money from parents: 20 yuan
* Selling old newspapers at home: 20 yuan
Total: 40 yuan a week
* Working in a local supermarket as a cashier
95 Australian dollars a week
★ How do they spend their pocket money?
ꀖLi Wei
James
Food and drinks
* 9 yuan for breakfast
* 9 yuan for Coke and other drinks
* Lunch on the weekdays
* Pizza on the weekends
20 Australian dollars
For fun
* 10 yuan for newspapers or books
* 5 yuan for taking photos with classmates
* Going out to play with friends
* Going to the cinema
15 Australian dollars
Telephone
* 50 yuan for a phone card that can last about one year
About 1 yuan a week
* The mobile phone bill
10 Australian dollars
Total
34 yuan a week
45 Australian dollars a week
1.We know that Australian boy gets his pocket money __________.
A. by selling old newspapers
B. from his parents
C. by working in a supermarket
2.James can save __________ a week.
A. 45 Australian dollars
B. 50 Australian dollars
C. 40 Australian dollars
3.Li Wei usually __________ for fun.
A. goes out with friends
B. takes photos
C. goes to the cinema
4.After reading the diagram, we can infer(推断) that __________.
A. Li Wei spends money on breakfast more than on drinks
B. James doesn’t need to pay money for his mobile phone bill
C. students in different countries get and spend their pocket money in different ways
5.Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. Li Wei spends about 34 yuan a week in total.
B. James never goes to the cinema.
C. James spends 15 Australian dollars on food and drinks.
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